Do Now:Do Now:

Imagine yourself as a very Imagine yourself as a very elderly man or woman. You have elderly man or woman. You have an audience in front of you, and an audience in front of you, and you’re about to tell them one of you’re about to tell them one of your many interesting life your many interesting life stories. What would you say stories. What would you say would be a crucial piece of would be a crucial piece of information that information that SHOULD NOTSHOULD NOT be be left out of the story? Explain.left out of the story? Explain.

SettingSetting

The The settingsetting of a of a literary work is the literary work is the timetime and and placeplace in in which the story which the story happens.happens.

Questions to ask Questions to ask yourself as a yourself as a readerreader and a and a writerwriter of of literature:literature:

WHEREWHERE IS MY STORY BEING TOLD? IS MY STORY BEING TOLD?

IN IN WHAT TIME PERIODWHAT TIME PERIOD DOES IT TAKE DOES IT TAKE PLACE?PLACE?

Here are some examples…Here are some examples…

Prehistoric timesPrehistoric times

Ancient Rome/Ancient Ancient Rome/Ancient GreeceGreece

RevolutionaryRevolutionary TimesTimes

Medieval TimesMedieval Times

Civil War PeriodCivil War Period

The Wild WestThe Wild West

The Great DepressionThe Great Depression

World War I or IIWorld War I or II

Modern/Contemporary Modern/Contemporary TimesTimes

The Future…The Future…

The setting is also created and revealed by The setting is also created and revealed by WHEREWHERE the story takes place. the story takes place.

Most often this is revealed by means of Most often this is revealed by means of describing landscapes, scenery, buildings, describing landscapes, scenery, buildings, weather and the season.weather and the season.

The most effective way to create setting is The most effective way to create setting is using excellent using excellent IMAGERYIMAGERY that will appeal that will appeal to ALL senses.to ALL senses.

Not just Not just SIGHTSIGHT, but also , but also SOUNDSOUND, , TASTETASTE, , TOUCHTOUCH & &

SMELLSMELL..

How does each of the How does each of the following images/settings following images/settings

appeal to your appeal to your FIVEFIVE senses? senses?

BeachBeach

Snow Covered Mountain RangeSnow Covered Mountain Range

DesertDesert

Amusement ParkAmusement Park

CityCity

Haunted HouseHaunted House

Ship on the High SeasShip on the High Seas

SchoolSchool

ForestForest

Sporting EventSporting Event

Fantasy/Magical WorldFantasy/Magical World

Often times the setting of a literary Often times the setting of a literary work has a direct effect on the plot and work has a direct effect on the plot and

the plot sequencethe plot sequence

For example:For example:

Dark clouds, thunder, lightening, & Dark clouds, thunder, lightening, & rainstorm might reflect tension rainstorm might reflect tension building up in the plot.building up in the plot.Sunny skies, clouds clearing, perhaps Sunny skies, clouds clearing, perhaps a rainbow might reflect resolution in a rainbow might reflect resolution in the plot.the plot.

Do Now:Do Now:

How does the setting in the following How does the setting in the following YouTube clip, reflect in the plot? YouTube clip, reflect in the plot? ExplainExplain

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8nHCZqgFA8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUM9qkHn5u0

In the story we are about to In the story we are about to read, read, “The Fun They Had”, “The Fun They Had”, pay very close attention to pay very close attention to how the entire story (plot) how the entire story (plot) revolves around the revolves around the SETTINGSETTING..